Download or read book Meissen Snuff Boxes of the Eighteenth Century written by Sarah-Katharina Acevedo and published by Hirmer Verlag GmbH. This book was released on 2013 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Powdered tobacco, originally used in Europe as a medicine, became a fashionable stimulant in high society during the eighteenth century. Precious little containers, known as tabatieres (snuffboxes), were important accessories for elegant ladies and gentlemen. The publication presents 121 of the finest snuffboxes. Essays by S.-K. Acevedo, B. Beaucamp-Markowsky, H. Ottomeyer, U. Pietsch, J. Weber"
Download or read book European and American Snuff Boxes 1730 1830 written by Clare Le Corbeiller and published by . This book was released on 1966 with total page 242 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Describes types of snuff boxes made during the period inculding: gold, silver and other metals; hardstone, porcelain, enamel, lacquer, tortoiseshell, horn, ivory, and wood.
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Download or read book Tobacco Snuff boxes and Pipes written by Lutz Libert and published by Trans-Atlantic Publications. This book was released on 1986-01-01 with total page 140 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Book of Snuff and Snuff Boxes written by Mattoon Monroe Curtis and published by . This book was released on 1935 with total page 276 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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Download or read book A Pinch of Snuff written by Michael Underwood and published by Murder Room. This book was released on 2012-09-06 with total page 228 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A very complex mystery develops in London's clubland and among the legal grandees who frequent the Old Bailey and the Inns of Court. For the Blackstone Club, with its fine collection of snuff boxes, is a legal preserve. And when the entire valuable collection is stolen, one young club servant knows exactly how it was done. But when a vicious murder follows, and suspicion falls upon him, he is unable to extricate himself from his predicament by telling the truth ...
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Download or read book Chinese Snuff Bottles written by Lilla S. Perry and published by Tuttle Publishing. This book was released on 2012-10-09 with total page 520 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Chinese Snuff Bottles is invaluable document for all interested in the history of Chinese art. It is also a lucid and fascinating guidebook for the collector or would be collector, both of snuff bottles and other products of Chinese craftsmanship. All the skills and ingenuity of the Chinese artisans were lavished upon the production of these tiny bottles, making them pre-eminent representatives of the best in Chinese craftsmanship. This classic art history book is the first full account in any language of this facet of Chinese art. It includes a comprehensive treatment of the origins and development of the snuff bottle in China as well as over 150 actual-size reproductions, the majority in full color. It is a fascinating story by an enthusiastic collector, who captivated by the beauty and ingenuity found in these bottles, had the interest to delve into the historical background techniques of manufacture, kind and quality of materials, classification and organization of types, and the like, as well as a delightfully informal style with which to communicate her wide knowledge and enthusiasm to the reader.
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